"Join Our Team: Souto Foods Seeks Bilingual Sales Manager!"
About Us:
At Souto Foods, we're not just providing customers with the highest- quality products from Latin America and the Carribean, we are also providng the best service in the industry!
Position Overview:
We're seeking a Bilingual Sales Manager to join our team. In this role, you'll conduct market research to successfully identify areas of expansion. Analyze competition to develop a comprehensive understanding of target markets. Build and lead a high-performance Sales team. Develop effective sales strategies to achieve revenue targets and market penetration goals.
Responsibilities
- Accountable for achieving sales budget for their respective region
- Develops and is accountable for growing sales with new business and accounts.
- Directs the efforts, coaches and develops sales representatives within their region.
- Work closely and collaborate with logistics and supply chain to optimize distribution in the area.
- Monitor and ensure maintenance of merchandising standards in assigned area.
- Assists President and HR Manager in developing performance goals, professional development plans, succession planning and completing yearly appraisal process.
- Provides support to representatives on escalated customer issues and acts as liaison between representative and senior management.
- Works with President and HR to assess headcount needs and assist in the recruitment and hiring process of viable candidates
- Accountable for positive customer satisfaction metrics within their region.
- Bachelor’s degree or related work experience
- 5+ years sales experience with 3-5 in a leadership role
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- Must be able to work with minimal supervision and meet deadlines timely.
- Bilingual preferred
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree or related work experience
- At least 5 years of sales experience
- Three to five years of sales leadership experience
- Strong communication and organizational skills
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and meet deadlines
- Bilingual communication skills
What We Do
Alex Lee, Inc. is a privately held southeastern U.S. grocery enterprise combining retail and wholesale distribution. It owns grocery banners Lowes Foods and KJ’s Market and serves as parent to Merchants Distributors, Souto Foods, W. Lee Flowers, and Import Mex. Operating across 13 states, the company owns more than 140 retail stores, serves over 1,960 wholesale customers, and employs nearly 15,000 people.
